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NEGROES LIE ON TOP OF WEAKENING LEVEE AND SAVE DAY NEAR GREENVILLE, MISS. APRIL 11, 1912 T. J. Jarrett |
Harold first. Walked right up He drew up the earth Lay down. Clarence too. There was a give in that earth. Flanks. Silent as stones. Dreamed stony dreams. Of eyes and teeth.
__ [link] I was reading up on Greenville MS, flood of 1927 and ran into this article in the Times. It took a moment to sink in, and then while driving (these sort of things always happen while I'm driving) I burst into tears. I've been writing around this 684 word article for the last two years. |